The Trafalgar Hilton, Charing Cross, London

I would have given the Trafalgar 5 stars if the service had been better, yesterday was a gorgeous sunny day and all the bar staff were chatting, joking and laughing in the bar area (who could blame them, it was so hot yesterday!). My friend and I waited 30 minutes to be serve (we counted 20 people including us on the roof terrace and 5 members of staff) so it was hardly "buzzing". My friend's food order was wrong and had to be sent back and she had to wait a further 30 minutes.
Poor service but with those views we coudn't really fault the place! Lunch bites were average, I had fish cakes and my friend had the parma/mozzarella/artichoke salad.
Next time we'll go just for drinks and we'll stay there for hours, might as well as they make you wait for ages for your drink!

I wanted drinks with a view so went with a friend to the roof garden of the Trafalgar hotel after work yesterday. Great view indeed looking out from the 6th floor terrace towards Trafalgar Square. Cocktails were as pricey as you’d expect at an upscale hotel bar (between 10-13quid for most), but what I didn’t know in advance was that they charge 5quid pp (on a Monday!) just to get up to the roof garden.

So with some cocktails, a shared jug of Pimms, and a sharing platter of Asian snacks it turned into an expensive outing overall, but I did have a great time, relaxed in the oversized chairs, and enjoyed the mini-escape from the bustling scene just 6 floors down that seemed far far away. The international bar staff were friendly as well and may have convinced me to visit again soon. We’ll see!